Straw begins with Janiyah waking up at the start of the worst day of her life. As the lead in this Tyler Perry movie, Janiyah is a single mother who cares for her daughter and her community.

Nashville police arrested a third teenager in connection to a June 30 homicide in Madison. A 15-year-old boy joins two ...

Janiyah Wiltkinson (Taraji P. Henson) screams in the pouring rain in 'Straw.' The line between reality and hallucination blurs toward the end of the movie, but it does leave clues.

A third suspect is now in custody after the June 30 shooting death of 19-year-old Janiyah Batey at a Dickerson Pike apartment ...

Janiyah realizes the heartbreaking truth in Straw However, there’s a bigger twist that comes with this story. All Janiyah wants is $40 for her daughter’s school lunch.

Here's why you should watch: 1.Okay, let's start with the basics: Straw follows Janiyah Wilkinson, a single mother who's just trying to take care of her sick daughter. Despite working two jobs ...

Janiyah Wilson-Robinson, 21, of Margate, was taken into custody Wednesday following the incident at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, according to WPLG.

An alternate title for this film could be Janiyah’s No Good, Very Bad Day. But audiences can take some comfort in knowing that Straw is not based on real events or people.

" (Janiyah) was a woman who felt unseen and unheard. These stories are important because those people exist and they need to see themselves and to know that they're not alone." taraji p. henson ...

EMTs Bacarri Stanley and Michael Bache sprang into action when a 911 call led them to an unexpected twin delivery ...

However, after watching the movie over again, many Black folks on TikTok now believe that Janiyah's daughter may have been all along--meaning from birth--and that she never existed in the first place.

Janiyah was a 3-year-old girl who died of severe injuries from child abuse. Gregory Parker and Crystal Brooks, Janiyah’s mother, were charged in connection to the toddler’s death.